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Lockheed Martin CATBird (Boeing 737-300)

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Auto Credit Based on Superliner350's Boeing 737-300

The Lockheed Martin CATBird is a highly modified Boeing 737-330 designed as an avionics flight testbed aircraft. The name is an adaptive acronym, from Cooperative Avionics Test Bed; CATBIRD is Lockheed's ICAO-designated company callsign. The aircraft was modified in order to provide an economic means of developing and flight testing the avionics suite for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.[1] CATBird has a distinctive appearance, with an F-35's nose and a pair of small canards located just aft of the forward entrance doors. Inside, the aircraft is equipped with racks to hold all of F-35's avionics, as well as an F-35 cockpit. Made with the best of my ability! <3

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Boeing 737-300
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 92.6ft (28.2m)
  • Length 118.6ft (36.2m)
  • Height 36.3ft (11.1m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 81,588lbs (37,008kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.798
  • Wing Loading 53.5lbs/ft2 (261.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,525.9ft2 (141.8m2)
  • Drag Points 10728

Parts

  • Number of Parts 246
  • Control Surfaces 13
  • Performance Cost 1,054